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Chronic Ectopic Pregnancy

Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, josetalav{at}verizon.net

Mindy M. Horrow, MD, FACR

Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Acute ectopic pregnancy is a common clinical problem, usually diagnosed by a combination of clinical, sonographic, and laboratory findings. Chronic ectopic pregnancy is a more unusual situation, resulting from minor ruptures that develop into a hematocele. The typical patient will have subacute or chronic pain and a low β-HCG. The sonographic findings in these cases can vary between an amorphous, avascular mass and a highly vascular complex. In the appropriate clinical setting, sonography can play an important role in the preoperative diagnosis of this entity.

Key Words: chronic ectopic pregnancy • ectopic pregnancy • transvaginal sonography • β-HCG • preoperative diagnosis

This version was published on March 1, 2008

Journal of Diagnostic Medical Sonography, Vol. 24, No. 2, 101-103 (2008)
DOI: 10.1177/8756479308315227


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